Zaitsev: Attacking the Strongpoint - The Philosophy of Chess Taktik thus weakening its status as

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Black boldly captures the e4-pawn and provokes an early confrontation

Other books by the former Ukrainian champion include Training with Moska

Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries

Zaitsev: Attacking the Strongpoint - The Philosophy of Chess Taktik thus weakening its status asA REMARKABLE BOOK BY ONE OF THE GAMES MOST CREATIVE MINDS Foreword by Garry Kasparov Grandmaster Igor Zaitsev ranks as one of the most creative chess minds ever in the history of the royal game. This is his book of secrets and methods, his remarkable life's work. Zaitsev unearthed astonishing ideas which even giants of the game had overlooked. World champions Tigran Petrosian and Anatoly Karpov insisted on Zaitsev's analytical help in their matches,